Holly Carnes

Summary

As an enthusiastic educator with a genuine fondness for the students I teach, I focus on the success and well being of children; I create excitement about learning with the expectation that they will be independent learners, critical thinkers and problem solvers. I plan and implement lessons that incorporate differentiation and focus on multiple intelligences. Classroom management is fair, firm and kind with a focus on the positive.

One of my greatest strengths is devotion to my students and the school community. I bring the knowledge of successful teaching practices and methods accumulated through observing several teachers during my two years of employment assisting. I have been fortunate to have taught in a variety of classrooms at all age levels during substitute teaching assignments.

Family and Consumer Science Teacher

Wrote curriculum following Reeve's Curriculum design by unwrapping the National Standards for Family and Consumer Science, identifying what students need to know and planning what students will need to do, in order to reach the desired learning target.

Piloted a new unit of study based on the PBS Series BizKids. BizKids is an Emmy Award-winning series about kids, money, and business. It introduces financial literacy and entrepreneurship in a fun and engaging format.

Established a Middle School Chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). For the first time, Oregon Middle School had three seventh graders compete in STAR Event Competition at the regional level. All students earned a gold rating and will be advancing to the state competition.

MS Office

Professional Items of Interest

This is a PowerPoint presentation to accompany the lesson "Where in the World is 4P?"

Understanding by Design (UbD) - Electricity

Introductory unit on Electricity over a period of 15 days. Stage one identifies desired results, stage two determines acceptable evidence and stage three provides a time sequence for learning experiences and instruction.

Where in the World is 4P?

In this lesson we learned about our location in the world, starting with the continents and finishing with our local address. This is an introduction to fourth grade social studies Wisconsin unit, day one.

UbD - Electricity Artifacts

This includes an overview, experiment handouts, assessments and rubrics that are used during this unit of study.

Balanced Literacy

An overview of how I plan to implement Balanced Literacy into my classroom.

Mathematics Policies and Procedures

This is a sample letter to parents that would be sent at the beginning of the school year. It outlines the policies and procedures, that will be in place pertaining to math.